While the boy is away, his girls will play...in Texas!

Lilly Anna and I got to go home for a quick weekend trip (April 17 - 21) thanks to Josh's busy schedule! He had a day long conference on Friday and then went to Long Island for a friend's wedding on Saturday. Lilly Anna and I flew in to Fort Worth Friday afternoon where we were greeted by both grandmothers. They stood by the chauffeurs and made a sign just for Lilly Anna! It was so cute, wish I had taken a picture. After we landed we went straight to my grandmother's house because my cousins were in town visiting. My cousin Alec and his wife Kendall have two precious daughters, Allie - 4 and Isabel 18 months. They currently live in Boston. It was fun having the girls all together. My other cousins Anna and Laura and my Aunt Paula and Uncle David were there as well.

This is the best picture we got of the 3 girls!! We should have taken the picture 2 hours before we did
Lilly Anna with my Aunt Paula. I'm so glad she likes to cuddle!

Lilly Anna loves playing with jewelry. We're already in trouble!

On Saturday we went to my nephew Drew's 2nd birthday party! I was so glad we were in town and could attend. Drew was so cute! He kept on saying "Happy Day" for his birthday. When he would open a present he would take the item and hand it to someone - like he was sharing. It was really sweet. Lilly Anna had a great time playing with his toys and posing for pictures.

Lilly Anna with her Pops, Nonni, and cousin Drew

Lilly Anna and her Uncle Brad

Sunday afternoon we headed to Dallas to spend a couple of nights with Josh's family. Mary Marshall (& Harper :)) came over to visit. I had never seen Lilly Anna laugh and giggle so much with anyone else besides Josh and me! She absolutely LOVED MM! It was so cute to hear her belly laugh. Mary Marshall just found out a few weeks ago that she's having a little girl - Harper! I cannot tell you how excited I am. We're already having so much fun and Harper hasn't even arrived:)

That night was so much fun because I had dinner with Josh's family (his mom, dad and sister) Heather left her kiddos with her sweet husband so she could spend time with me! It was so sweet and special that she drove all the way down just to see me. We Skyped with Josh after dinner. It didn't seem right that he wasn't there with all of us.

Monday was a very busy day. Josh's mom's friend Donna stopped by before she went to work to say hello and see Lilly Anna (wish I had taken a picture!) then we went up to Little Elm to visit Aunt Heather, Halle and Cason. I've posted before how much Halle loves her little cousin. She is the sweetest little girl to Lilly Anna. They had the best time playing with each other. Once Cason was up from his nap it was time for LA to take her nap, so they didn't get much play time together. We'll just have to make sure they do next time!
Once we got back to Dallas Emily and Travis (13 months) stopped by for a quick playdate. It was so great to spend a little time with Emily and see Travis walking around and playing. He's the cutest little boy. He loved all of Grandmommy's toys! Tina dropped by for a quick hug and some LA smiles! We were so excited we got to see her, too! Carole also stopped by and even got to see Lilly Anna take her bath!
Even though the trip was quick, it was wonderful getting to see all of our family and a few friends. I do have to say that Lilly Anna was ready to get back to her Daddy though...I wish I had it on video when she saw him at the airport. She was about to explode she was so happy! Even the strangers at the baggage claim next to us commented on how much she must have missed her Daddy!